Thomas Ross

Thomas Ross is an award-winning Houston wedding photographer known for blending fashion lighting with genuine emotion to produce timeless portraits. With over ten years of experience and an excellent track record of work completed successfully.

Ross served as president of North Carolina’s 17-campus University system for 10 years before taking on several additional responsibilities, such as serving on its Superior Court Bench and as president of Davidson College. Additionally, he sits on several board of organizations such as Volcker Alliance and Bausch & Lomb Company.

Early Life and Education

Thomas Ross has served on the boards of five different companies and currently acts as president of the Volcker Alliance. Additionally, he served as former president of both Davidson College and UNC system before serving as state superior court judge and professor at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Before attending law school at the University of Houston, he interned at various criminal defense firms as well as with Texas Innocence Network advocating on behalf of wrongly accused people on death row. During law school he also interned for Texas Innocence Network as an intern advocating on their behalf.

As well as serving on the Boards of Bausch Health Company, Solta Medical, and Piedmont Angel Network he holds an undergraduate degree from Davidson College and a graduate degree from University of North Carolina.

Professional Career

Thomas Ross is an accomplished intellectual property litigator with significant success litigating intellectual property cases across district courts in the U.S. and before the International Trade Commission. He has served as first chair in numerous trials – both bench and jury — as well as multiple appeals.

He holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of British Columbia and conducts extensive research in industrial economics, public-private partnerships and experimental economics – his findings having appeared in various scholarly journals.

Tom has held several board positions, such as with Bausch & Lomb and the National Center for State Courts. Additionally, he served as guest lecturer at Shepard Broad School of Law in Ft. Lauderdale Florida and as member of both American Bar Association and Virginia Law Review; additionally he joined American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Achievement and Honors

Thomas Ross is a well-recognized author who has produced multiple bestselling novels. His debut work The Cold War Swap won him the 1967 Edgar Award while Briarpatch received it again. Additionally, Ross holds membership with 281st Assault Helicopter Company Association as well as being honored with an honorary membership of Special Forces branch.

He serves as President of the Volcker Alliance and was President Emeritus of North Carolina’s 17-campus University system from 1994 until 2001, during which time he received multiple honors such as Park Scholars’ William C. Friday Award in 2017.

This award recognizes sustained, distinguished, and exceptional leadership demonstrated through modeling the way, inspiring shared vision, challenging processes and encouraging others to act. Furthermore, nominees must have upheld and demonstrated values inherent to the university.

Personal Life

Thomas Ross is an enthusiastic hiker and climber. He has summitted many of the world’s highest peaks – including Huayna Potosi in Bolivia – as a part of his pursuit to explore every corner of nature. Ross also pursues environmental activism as an environmentalist and human rights activist while working closely with indigenous tribal cultures; with interests including Anthropology, Ethnobotany and Shamanism.

He earned both his B.A with High Honors and J.D from the University of Virginia, graduating Order of the Coif and participating in law review. Additionally, he is admitted to practice before state and federal courts of New York.

He currently works as a Staff Scientist in the clinical fMRI branch at NIDA and has participated in most projects being completed at this clinic. He specializes in advanced data analysis techniques used for fMRI data acquisition.

Net Worth

Ross is not only an esteemed novelist but is also estimated to be worth an estimated net worth of about $2 Million.

Ross was previously responsible for overseeing Coopers & Lybrand’s Personal Financial Services group in New York City and managed investment assets of high-net-worth clients. Raised by a single mother, Ross developed a keen understanding of financial matters.

Ross is an active investor and owns numerous real estate properties across Florida and Georgia. These include his Miami Beach condo with breathtaking ocean views as well as his 235-acre ranch near Fayetteville, Georgia, several houses and apartments throughout different cities nationwide, stakes in Equinox Fitness and SoulCycle facilities, plus an extensive fleet of cars and yachts.